News » Page 12

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

3 weeks ago in Music, Trending

Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the $20 billion music streaming industry. Record labels accuse the platforms of exploiting the recorded works of artists without compensating them.

In this aerial view basketball courts are seen at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of proposed pickleball courts as part of a new luxury development, Oct. 8, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)

3 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park

The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, part of a deal with developers for a massive condo and hotel project.

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

3 weeks ago in Trending, World

5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.

FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse March 8, 2014, in Clay Center, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

3 weeks ago in Lifestyle, Trending

How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.

President Donald Trump, right, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, third right, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

3 weeks ago in National

Trump says he has deals with China after meeting Xi to try to solve trade tensions

President Donald Trump said he's made deals with China after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, the final day of a trip to Asia that was an opportunity for the leaders of the world's two largest economies to stabilize relations after months of turmoil over trade issues.

Catrina sculptures stand in a field of cempasuchil flowers in San Luis Tlaxialtemalco on the outskirts of Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)

3 weeks ago in Features, World

This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk

Mexican marigold growers say they've been left reeling by torrential rains, stretching drought and other impacts from climate change — caused by the burning of fuels like gas, oil and coal – that have grown increasingly common.

FILE - A vampire bat is caught in a net in Aracy, in the northeast Amazon state of Para, Brazil, on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. (AP Photo/Mario Quadros, File)

3 weeks ago in Features

How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions

The robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab is a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy conditions.

People stay inside a shelter for families displaced by gang violence, flooded by rain brought by Hurricane Melissa, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

3 weeks ago in World

Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.

3 weeks ago in

Fire Engine Struck on I-81

A car crashed into a fire engine responding to a tractor trailer crash Wednesday night

3 weeks ago in

JMU Women’s Soccer wraps up regular season with 4-2 win at Texas State

James Madison women's soccer unleashed at least four goals for the fifth time this season as the Dukes handled Texas State, 4-2, at Bobcat Soccer Complex on Wednesday night.

3 weeks ago in

Bridgewater Women’s Soccer blanks Randolph-Macon on Wednesday, 1-0

The Bridgewater College women's soccer team ended their regular season campaign with a road victory over Randolph-Macon Wednesday evening.

3 weeks ago in

EMU Men’s Soccer clinches ODAC Tourney spot with win against Averett

EMU Men's Soccer clinches ODAC Tourney spot with win against Averett

3 weeks ago in

Bridgewater Volleyball drops four-set match to Christopher Newport

Bridgewater College women's volleyball fell to nationally recognized Christopher Newport in four sets Wednesday night at home.

3 weeks ago in

EMU Volleyball loses in three sets to No. 25 Lynchburg

The EMU Volleyball team lost at No. 25 Lynchburg on Wednesday night, 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-12).

3 weeks ago in

BC Men’s Soccer falls at home to Washington and Lee, 2-0

The Bridgewater College men's soccer team fell to Washington and Lee 2-0 in their final regular season match Wednesday evening.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Rozier and Billups will not receive NBA salaries while on leave in gambling cases, AP sources say

NBA guard Terry Rozier and coach Chauncey Billups will not receive their salaries while on leave for their arrests on federal gambling-related charges, two people with knowledge of the matters told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

3 weeks ago in Trending, World

Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist admit their involvement

Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world's most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said Wednesday.

trunk or treat

3 weeks ago in

Trunk-or-Treat Events Light Up the Central Shenandoah Valley

As Halloween approaches, families across the Central Shenandoah Valley are preparing for a season filled with costumes, candy, and community spirit.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Manny Pacquiao hints at possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather

Manny Pacquiao has hinted a rematch of his 2015 blockbuster with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be on the cards next year. "Right now we have a lot of negotiations about my next fight — there's a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather," Pacquiao told a news conference Wednesday.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Guerrero homers off Ohtani as Blue Jays even World Series with 6-2 win over Dodgers in Game 4

Dodger Stadium was still shaking with joy when Monday turned to Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays trudged into their clubhouse. Their 18-inning loss in Game 3 felt like a monumental setback that might have already decided the World Series.

Recent Headlines

6 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

The 2025 Country Music Association Awards are almost here: How to watch

Excuse me, you look like you like... country award shows. And you're in luck: The 2025 Country Music Association Awards are here. So, what should you expect?

22 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Labubu and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to dazzle at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here’s what to know

Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year — Labubu and "KPop Demon Hunters" — will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Music

A new Netflix doc offers an intimate portrait of Selena, straight from her family’s vault

It's been 30 years since the singer known simply as Selena was killed at 23 — and those who love her are working hard to ensure her legacy endures for decades to come.